August 2019 Archives

On behalf of Law Offices of Michael R. Kaiser posted in Premises Liability on Thursday, August 29, 2019.

Millions of California residents use elevators every day without incident. However, the convenient vertical transport devices can malfunction. Most of the time, these malfunctions are minor, but they can sometimes be deadly.

On behalf of Law Offices of Michael R. Kaiser posted in Car Accidents on Monday, August 26, 2019.

Preliminary estimates from the National Safety Council show that roadway fatalities in the U.S. have reached the 40,000 mark for the third consecutive year. Residents of California should know that in 2016, there were 40,327 deaths reported on America's roads, followed by 40,231 deaths in 2017 and 40,000 in 2018.

On behalf of Law Offices of Michael R. Kaiser posted in Personal Injury on Wednesday, August 21, 2019.

The regulations that limit the amount of time that truck drivers in California and around the country can spend behind the wheel may soon be relaxed. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced on Aug. 14 that it plans to publish revised hours of service regulations in the Federal Register. Once published, the public will be given 45 days to submit comments about the changes. Organizations such as the American Trucking Association have welcomed the changes and believe they could improve road safety, but several other advocacy groups oppose relaxed hours of service rules.

On behalf of Law Offices of Michael R. Kaiser posted in Personal Injury on Tuesday, August 13, 2019.

The number of deadly accidents involving semi-tractor trailers rose sharply in California and around the country in 2017 according to data gathered by the National Safety Council, and many of these crashes were caused by truck drivers who were distracted, fatigued or impaired. Road safety advocates have long lauded the merits of automatic emergency braking systems, and a bill currently before the House of Representatives Highways and Transit Subcommittee would make the technology mandatory equipment on all commercial vehicles in the United States.

On behalf of Law Offices of Michael R. Kaiser posted in Car Accidents on Monday, August 12, 2019.

California and other states are doing a poor job of collecting motor vehicle accident data, according to a new report by the National Safety Council. As a result, it is more difficult for traffic safety organizations to prevent car crashes.

On behalf of Law Offices of Michael R. Kaiser posted in Wrongful Death on Wednesday, August 7, 2019.

Drivers in California should know that Tesla will be facing a wrongful death lawsuit from the family of a man who was killed while operating one of its vehicles. The lawsuit was announced on August 1, 2019, and will be filed at the Palm Beach County court in Florida. The family is suing for $15,000 in compensatory damages.

On behalf of Law Offices of Michael R. Kaiser posted in Car Accidents on Friday, August 2, 2019.

Older drivers in California tend to be more distracted by in-vehicle technology than those who are younger, according to a new study published on July 25. Unfortunately, this problem could increase the risk of getting into a car accident.

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